Pelican Point, South Australia

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the headland in Adelaide, see Pelican Point, Adelaide.

Pelican Point South Australia
Pelican Point
Coordinates	37.927330°S 140.426780°E / -37.927330; 140.426780[1]
Population	81 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established	31 October 1996[3]
Postcode(s)	5291
Location	39 km (24 mi) SW of Mount Gambier
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant
State electorate(s)	Mount Gambier[4]
Federal division(s)	Barker[5]
Localities around Pelican Point: Carpenter Rocks Carpenter Rocks Kongorong Pelican Point Blackfellows Caves Blackfellows Caves
Footnotes	Adjoining localities[1]

Pelican Point is a coastal town in South Australia that surrounds a headland on the continental coastline. It consists mostly of holiday shacks. The north side of the point faces Bungaloo Bay. The point was previously known as Pointe des Cordonniers.^[1] The current boundaries were created on 31 October 1996 including both the Bungaloo Bay and Pelican Point shack areas.^[1]

Pelican Point is located within the federal Division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.^[1][4][5]

See also

• Pelican Point (disambiguation)

References

Notes

Citations

1. "Search results for 'Pelican Point, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pelican Point (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. Kentish, P.M. (31 October 1996), "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 1517, retrieved 19 April 2018
4. "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
5. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.